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Homeowners whose properties back onto the Harvest Hills Golf Course say they were “blindsided” by the recent sale of the course to a Calgary home builder. Previously owned by the Windmill Golf Group and touted as nine of the toughest holes in Alberta, Harvest Hills Golf Course has been sold to Cedarglen Homes for the purpose of residential housing development. Cedarglen has not yet submitted a rezoning application to the city and says there are no set plans yet as to what form the new housing development will take.

Alberta Human Services has confirmed that a child recently died at a Calgary hospital while in provincial care. The two-year-old boy died on Sept. 25 at the Alberta Children’s Hospital, said department spokeswoman Lisa Shankaruk, although she couldn’t comment on how he died or who was taking care of him at the time.

Four-year-old twins Vega and Felix have never been on a farm but you could say the farm came to them while they were visiting the Calgary Stampede. With mom Justine Body holding onto a lamb, the two young children had huge smiles on their faces as they petted the farm animal.

It’s the not-so-secret reality of the Calgary Stampede every year. Mix a party atmosphere with flowing alcohol and you have a recipe for debauchery and questionable behaviour that can destroy relationships.

CALGARY - Billingsgate Fish and Chips has been a Stampede staple for the past 50 years as a vendor in the food court area. In fact, the company sells more fish and chips during 10 days at the Stampede than all year at its store in northwest Calgary - 4,000 pounds of fish to be exact.

It’s described as the fastest growing equine sport. A multi-faceted event that showcases both horse and rider as they manoeuvre through a series of obstacles and challenges, demonstrating their horsemanship skills and speed.

CALGARY - Two animal rights activists, who disrupted the opening night of the GMC Rangeland Derby at Stampede Park by chaining themselves to a guard rail along the track, have been charged with public mischief for their stunt and banned from the Stampede for life. Marley Daviduk and Samantha Baskerville, of the Vancouver Animal Defence League, said their court case set for August 20.

The wheels of justice have slowed to a crawl in Calgary and southern Alberta during the devastating floods, but they did not grind to a halt by any means. The Calgary Courts Centre has been operating this week with skeleton staffs and dealing with numerous adjournments. At least a half-dozen city judges and others in the legal system, no different than thousands of fellow Calgarians, have had to deal with massive damage to their basements and other property,

Flood waters that devastated southern Alberta have left some First Nations communities “in an almost total state of destruction,” according to Treaty 7’s grand chief. Chief Charles Weaselhead said the level of devastation is so high, the rebuilding process will take years and cost millions of dollars.

Several city councillors who don’t support Calgary’s downtown cycle track project in its current form said they will vote ‘yes’ Monday if the proposal is amended. Until now, council has appeared split over whether to create a network of four barrier-separated cycle lanes in the city’s core on a one-year trial basis, for the cost of at least $9.3 million.

CALGARY — She is the odds-on favourite right now to become the next President of the United States — if she decides to run for the position as one of the world’s most powerful and influential leaders. But before then, Hillary Rodham Clinton, former U.S. Senator, Secretary of State, and First Lady, will pay a visit to Calgary.

Declaring he won’t be scared off making political statements, Mayor Naheed Nenshi signalled Monday he’s prepared for a court fight against Cal Wenzel and the $6-million defamation suit the home builder has filed against him. A letter from the mayor’s lawyer lays out possible defences against the charges that Nenshi slandered the Shane Homes CEO and damaged his reputation by likening his comments to “the Godfather” and stating Wenzel admitted to breaking election law.

BANFF NATIONAL PARK — A permanent day lodge proposed for Goat’s Eye Mountain at Sunshine Village will get a full public airing this week. The 30,000-square foot lodge is being touted as a replacement to the temporary ATCO structures being used as a restaurant on the mountain since 2006.

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